Academy converter · West Sussex

Hilltop Primary School

3–11Ages
658Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138648URN

Ditchling Hill, Southgate West, Crawley, RH11 8QL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2014

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Mar 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.6 below West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

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161 applications for 85 places · 152nd of 180 in West Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2014

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Mar 2024

Inspection history

6 March 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
18 June 2014
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.6 below West Sussex median (2.5) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

161 applications · 85 places offered · 79 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.6
2023 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.6
2022 2.3; West Sussex median median 2.7
2021 2.7; West Sussex median median 2.7
2020 2.4; West Sussex median median 2.8
2019 2.7; West Sussex median median 2.8
2018 3.0; West Sussex median median 2.8
2017 2.3; West Sussex median median 2.5
2016 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.7
2015 2.6; West Sussex median median 2.8
2014 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.6

This school
West Sussex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	85	161	1.9	79	0.93
Sep 2025	84	176	2.1	74	0.88
Sep 2024	84	176	2.1	75	0.89
Sep 2023	83	182	2.2	73	0.88
Sep 2022	90	210	2.3	94	1.04
Sep 2021	64	171	2.7	59	0.92
Sep 2020	90	213	2.4	88	0.98
Sep 2019	90	247	2.7	109	1.21
Sep 2018	90	268	3.0	105	1.17
Sep 2017	90	209	2.3	88	0.98
Sep 2016	90	248	2.8	112	1.24
Sep 2015	90	237	2.6	72	0.80
Sep 2014	90	174	1.9	83	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 82% · Maths 86% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%8th of 188 in West Sussex

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

West Sussex 80% England 78%

Higher standard44%

West Sussex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

West Sussex 72% England 75%

Greater depth12%

West Sussex 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

West Sussex 74% England 77%

Higher standard36%

West Sussex 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
West Sussex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	79%	8%	108	107
2023/24	71%	4%	106	104
2022/23	66%	9%	105	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Hilltop Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good · improving2024

1.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Southgate Primary
0.4 km · West Sussex

Good2023

4.2applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Broadfield Primary Academy
0.8 km · West Sussex

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley
0.9 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Desmond Anderson Primary Academy
1.0 km · West Sussex

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Seymour Primary School
1.0 km · West Sussex

Improved significantly2024

2.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Gossops Green Primary
1.3 km · West Sussex

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
West Green Primary School
1.4 km · West Sussex

Good2024

4.0applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
The Oaks Primary School & Nursery
1.4 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 72%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138648 · 938/3363
Trust: The Kemnal Academies Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 658 on roll
Free school meals: 27.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: Hilltop Primary School (URN 133972)
Address: Ditchling Hill, Southgate West, Crawley, RH11 8QL
Local authority: West Sussex · Crawley

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources